Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Monday said the restriction on fishing in the Bay of Bengal will now be for 58 days instead of the previous 65 days.

"This year the ban will be shortened to 58 days from April 15 to June 11, the adviser said while speaking at a press conference at the Secretariat on Monday.

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She said that the ban on fishing all types of fish, shrimp, crab, lobster and other crustaceans was initially imposed to increase the production of Hilsa and other fish species in the Bay of Bengal.

The 65-day ban which had been in place for many years resulted in a record increase of 12.78% in marine fishery resources, she said.

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